When to plant pumpkins in Elche: from 9 April

In Elche, pumpkin: sow for seedlings from 5 February; plant into a greenhouse from 19 March; plant out into open ground from 9 April. There is no autumn frost here, so the frost dates set no end to the window.

Pumpkin in Elche: soil, season and weather

In Elche the soil, not frost, sets the date: the last frost is over around 15 January, but the top 7 cm of soil reaches 18 °C — the minimum on the pumpkin card — only around 9 April, 84 days later. Elche has no autumn frost in the median year, so frost does not end the season.

Last spring frost	15 January
Top 7 cm of soil at 18 °C	9 April, 84 days after the last frost
Days in the bed to the first harvest (card)	75
First harvest, if planted in this window	from 23 June
Daylight	11:12 on 26 February, 12:56 on 9 April
Watering outdoors when fruiting (card)	every 5 days; the driest month, July, has 1 rainy day

The same dates in Elche hold for Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Eggplant, Zucchini and Watermelon.

Pumpkin in Elche: care after planting

Planted on 9 April: in the first weeks water every 4 days.

Feeding, by the card’s schedule from that day:

30 April — feed: nitrogen

Pests and diseases of pumpkin to watch for:

Dates count from the first planting day of the window above; a later planting moves them by as many days.

Weather in Elche during the pumpkin season

About 161 mm of rain falls in the season; July is the driest month (6 mm) and September the wettest (50 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days	Daylight on the 15th
April	21.4	11.3	46	7	13:10
May	25.1	14.6	31	5	14:14
June	29.4	18.8	15	3	14:49
July	32.2	21.7	6	1	14:35
August	32.4	21.9	13	2	13:41
September	28.8	19	50	6	12:28

ERA5 2016–2025, Open-Meteo

Pumpkin in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant pumpkin later than Elche; the closest date is in Castellón de la Plana, 5 days later.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Murcia	48 km	from 16 April	7 days later
Gandia	91 km	from 5 May	26 days later
Lorca	109 km	18 April – 20 August	9 days later
Albacete	129 km	12 May – 1 August	33 days later
Valencia	137 km	from 22 April	13 days later
Castellón de la Plana	200 km	from 14 April	5 days later

Where to buy pumpkin plants and seeds near Elche

Buy plants ready to set out from 9 April (from 19 March for an unheated greenhouse); seed for raising your own is sown from 5 February. Within 15 km of Elche OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 3 plant nurseries and 26 markets (collected 27 October 2026).

Viveros Selva — plant nursery
2 km
Víveros La Dama — plant nursery
4 km
Viveros Santa Pola — plant nursery
12 km
Proalomed — farm supply
5 km

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